Huff B. Kevin

Kevin B. Huff

Education

  • Columbia Law School, J.D., 1996
    • Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar
    • James Kent Scholar
    • Articles Editor, Columbia Law Review, 1995-1996
  • University of Utah, B.S., summa cum laude, 1993

Clerkships

  • Law Clerk, Justice Antonin Scalia, U.S. Supreme Court, 1998-1999
  • Law Clerk, Judge Douglas H. Ginsburg, U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit, 1997-1998
  • Law Clerk, Judge Denise L. Cote, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 1996-1997

Admitted

  • 1997, New York
  • 1999, District of Columbia
  • 2003, Supreme Court of the United States

Kevin B. Huff specializes in complex commercial and business litigation in state and federal courts throughout the United States.  Kevin has served as lead trial counsel in high-stakes, high-profile trials.  He represents both plaintiffs and defendants in litigating cases involving business fraud and unfair trade practices, disputes arising out of business negotiations and investments, contract disputes, disputes between borrowers and lenders, creditor and debtor law, partnership disputes, accounting fraud and malpractice, securities fraud, fiduciary duty and Delaware corporate law, shareholder challenges to corporate transactions, and intellectual property.

Kevin frequently represents sophisticated investors including private equity firms and their portfolio companies in litigation against all manner of opponents in a broad array of fields.  He has represented investment firms in litigation against other investment firms, major banks, creditors, accounting and other professional firms, sellers in investment transactions, and shareholder plaintiffs.  Kevin’s other clients have included hedge funds; entrepreneurial startup companies; high net-worth individuals; banks and insurance companies; and public and private corporations in communications, media and entertainment, manufacturing, energy, technology, investment, and other sectors.  Kevin has also represented corporate and individual clients in white-collar criminal matters, including conducting internal investigations and defending clients in criminal and regulatory proceedings involving allegations of wire fraud and violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

Prior to joining Kellogg Hansen, Kevin was a law clerk for Justice Antonin Scalia of the Supreme Court of the United States, as well as for Judge Douglas H. Ginsburg of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and Judge Denise L. Cote of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.  Kevin graduated in 1996 from Columbia Law School where he was a James Kent Scholar and a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, as well as an Articles Editor for the Columbia Law Review.  Kevin graduated summa cum laude in 1993 from the University of Utah with a major in political science and minors in economics and English.

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Representative Experience

  • Served as co-lead trial counsel defending Facebook, Inc., against antitrust claims brought by Social Ranger, LLC, relating to social games on Facebook.  The case settled shortly before trial.  Social Ranger, LLC v. Facebook, Inc. (D. Del.).
  • Served as lead counsel for Bain Capital, Thomas H. Lee Partners, and iHeart Media defending against claims of breach of fiduciary duty in derivative action relating to iHeart’s relationship with its subsidiary Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings.  Obtained dismissal of all claims in Delaware Chancery Court.  Presented argument in Delaware Supreme Court and won summary affirmance.  GAMCO Asset Management, Inc. v. iHeart Media, Inc., et al. (Del. Ch. and Del. Sup. Ct.).
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Publications & Presentations

  • Speaker, Energy & Mineral Law Foundation (EMLF) 39th Annual Institute, “When the Trains Don’t Come: Suing the Railroad” (June 17-19, 2018)
  • Note, The Role of Corporate Compliance Programs in Determining Corporate Criminal Liability: A Suggested Approach, 96 Columbia Law Review 1252 (1996)

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